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Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) Tuesday announced a rebranding of its Triad Health Practice, including a new name and location.
With the successful launch of a gay marriage bill in the Senate Executive Committee last Tuesday and the anticipated vote on the Illinois Senate floor on Thursday, Feb. 14, Valentine's Day, Equality Illinois' Justice For
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has signaled that he's prepared to back a transgender protections bill in Maryland.
LeAnn Rimes, Lily Tomlin and Dan Savage are a few of the guests who will join the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) at its Friday, February 1 Los Angeles premiere of it gets better.
President Barack Obama issued a video statement to the 3,000 advocates assembled for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality taking place in Atlanta.
A high school senior's coming out speech at Princeton High School in New Jersey was greeted with a standing ovation.
President Barack Obama Monday became the first president ever to make mention of gay rights in an inaugural speech when he vowed to fight for equal rights for "our gay brothers and sisters."
Nine members of the Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles, Chicago's premier band for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, will perform for President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Bi
Michael Snell and Derrick Sorles of Best Gay Cities and BestGayChicago.com are excited to announce the return of "Out in the Park" at Six Flags Great America on Saturday, Sept. 14.
When organizer and activist Lindsey Dietzler and editor Joe Erbentraut first approached The Burlington, a popular bar in Logan Square, with the idea of hosting a queer-centric dance party there, the pitch was simple and,
Gay rights activists, allies and politicians gathered outside the Thompson Center in downtown Chicago Saturday to show support for Illinois' pending gay marriage legislation.
With Illinois on the verge of legalizing gay marriage, a coalition of LGBT rights groups are calling on advocates and allies supporting full marriage equality to rally this Saturday outside the Thompson Center, 100 W. Ra
A coalition of independent activists and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) rights groups have come together to host a rally for Illinois Marriage Equality in Chicago. The Chicago Rally for Illinois Ma
A transgender policy adopted in August by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is riddled with flaws; that is according to transgender advocates.
Jean Leigh of the Leigh Gallery has joined with Northalsted businesses for the Better by the Dozen fundraising drive to raise money for the Ali Forney Center (AFC), a vital services organization for homeless LGBT youth i
Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) announced Tuesday that the Broadway Youth Center (BYC) will be permanently moving from its current location at 3179 N. Broadway to temporary locations in Lakeview.
Darren Criss, Rashida Jones, Chris Colfer, Zachary Quinto and Naya Rivera were among the stars on hand Sunday as The Trevor Project honored singer Katy Perry with its Trevor Hero Award for her gay rights advocacy.
Saturday, Dec. 1 marks the 25th anniversary of World AIDS Day, commemorating the 30 million people around the world who have died from the disease since the first reported cases in 1981.
The White House on Tuesday observed the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), a day set aside to raise public awareness around increasing rates of violence facing transgender people.
Center on Halsted's volunteer transgender liaison June LaTrobe has resigned after the Center accepted a donation from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for a Transgender Day of Remembrance event.
The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA) is launching The Transgender Rights Project, its newest project focused on the transgender community throughout Illinois.
Thousands of ghosts, ghouls and other things that go bump in the night (as well as some scantily clad athletes and drag queens) lined Halsted Street Monday evening to view the 16th annual Halloween Parade presented prese
On Wednesday, October 31, ghosts, ghouls and other things that go bump in the night (as well as some scantily clad athletes and drag queens, no doubt) will converge on Halsted Street in Boystown for the 16th Annual Hallo
This year's Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Chicago auction and dinner gala program, "Make Equality Count" awards "The L Word" and "Flashdance" Jennifer Beals with the Ally for Equality award.